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This year’s AirVenture One Week Wonder, a Vans RV 12iS, took to the skies on July 30 from Wittman Regional Airport, following just a week of construction inside a prominent building at the show. The EAA project fulfilled its mission to show visitors the process of aircraft construction up close. Now, the finishing touches to […]

Vintage airplane lovers have something to look forward to at the end of the month as the 2018 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-In at the Antique Airfield (IA27) runs from August 29 through September 3 near Blakesburg, Iowa. Also named “BTB Days, Back-to-Blakesburg and Back-to-Basics,” the event features stellar vintage airplanes alongside a beautiful 2,350-foot turf runway. […]

A WWII vintage German Junkers Ju-52 crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, killing all 20 people on board. The 79-year-old aircraft, operated by the “adventure flight” company, JU-Air, was flying from Locarno, in southern Switzerland, when it crashed into Piz Segnas mountain. There were 17 passengers and three crew members on the aircraft, CBS […]

Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based EAA revealed its new Flying Club Initiative at AirVenture 2018 designed to create, “local pathways to encourage and develop flying,” according to the association. The FCI’s primary goal is to assist members with the creation of nonprofit flying clubs that offer more affordable ways to keep members flying at their home airports. Rick […]

Nothing ruins a pilot’s day more than landing on the wrong runway, or even worse, touching down on a taxiway the pilot mistakenly thought was the runway. While a slap to the head is certainly in order for anyone who falls prey to a case of mistaken runway identity, there’s also the potential for much […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association released its second quarter aircraft sales report, which showed mostly positive trends for the general aviation industry. The greatest growth was seen in the training market, a result of the apparent pilot shortage that is spurring a need for new airplanes for flight schools. This positive trend should continue for […]

Avidyne is helping customers who are using the mandated transition to ADS-B to also make upgrades their instrument panels. The company announced last week a promotional program that gives customers a $2,500 rebate when combining Avidyne’s IFD550 navigator with L-3’s NGT-9000 Lynx complete ADS-B package. L-3 is also including a free Lynx ADS-B Traffic Advisory […]

Embraer’s E190-E2 Profit Hunter demonstration airplane, with its distinctive shark livery, attracted a lot of attention at this year’s Farnborough Airshow in England, where the Brazilian company reported taking firm orders and letters of intent for an astounding 300 airplanes valued at $15.3 billion. After its European success, the eye-catching airplane went on a tour […]

Clean sheet FAA certification programs have become known to take around a decade to complete. And the highly anticipated EPS Graflight V8 engine is no exception. The company formed in 2006 and began building the proof of concept high performance engine, which is expected to put out between 320 hp and 450 hp, in 2011. […]

When looking at images from the fiery crash of an Embraer 190 near the General Guadelupe Victoria International Airport in Durango, Mexico on Tuesday, it’s hard to believe that everyone on board the airplane survived the event. Aeromexico Flight 2134 attempted to take off in a storm on its way from Durango to Mexico City, […]